WO2001098738A3 - Fluid flow measurements - Google Patents

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WO2001098738A3
WO2001098738A3 PCT/GB2001/002808 GB0102808W WO0198738A3 WO 2001098738 A3 WO2001098738 A3 WO 2001098738A3 GB 0102808 W GB0102808 W GB 0102808W WO 0198738 A3 WO0198738 A3 WO 0198738A3
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temperature
fluid
sensor
conduit
fluid flow
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Michael Bowling
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F1/00—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow
    • G01F1/704—Measuring the volume flow or mass flow of fluid or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through a meter in a continuous flow using marked regions or existing inhomogeneities within the fluid stream, e.g. statistically occurring variations in a fluid parameter
    • G01F1/708—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance
    • G01F1/7084—Measuring the time taken to traverse a fixed distance using thermal detecting arrangements

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for detecting the time taken for a fluid to flow through a predetermined section of conduit, which method comprises the steps of: (i) inducing a change in the temperature of the fluid; (ii) detecting the passage of the temperature-changed fluid passed each of a first temperature sensor at a location upstream on the conduit and a second temperature sensor at a location downstream on the conduit; and (iii) determining the time interval between detection of the temperature changed fluid at the first sensor and detection at the second sensor. The invention also provides a heat exchanger apparatus having a holding tube with associated temperature sensors.
PCT/GB2001/002808 2000-06-23 2001-06-22 Fluid flow measurements WO2001098738A2 (en)

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GB0015356A GB2363852A (en) 2000-06-23 2000-06-23 A method and apparatus for determining the time taken for a fluid to flow through a length of conduit.
GB0015356.9 2000-06-23

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FR1517034A (en) * 1967-02-01 1968-02-05 Setaram Soc D Etudes D Automat Method and apparatus for measuring fluid flow
EP0318388A1 (en) * 1987-11-24 1989-05-31 Association Pour La Recherche Et Le Developpement Des Methodes Et Processus Industriels (Armines) Apparatus for measuring the fluid-flow in a conduit
WO1992014993A1 (en) * 1991-02-22 1992-09-03 Lars Emanuel Stenlund Thermometric flow measurement
US5526696A (en) * 1991-11-02 1996-06-18 Jordan Kent Metering Systems Limited Flow meters
US5741979A (en) * 1995-11-09 1998-04-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of National Aeronautics And Space Adminstrator Particle velocity measuring system
EP0773432A2 (en) * 1995-11-13 1997-05-14 The Boc Group, Inc. Flowmeter and method of using the same

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